A recount and finds lawsuits as he has promised to victory now rules the outcome of the election now hinges on 4 battleground states where mainly postal votes are being tapped and in other news this hour the u. N. Calls for an immediate deescalation in tensions as ethiopias Prime Minister calls in troops following an attack on a military base in the teeth ray beach. Thank you very much for joining us so we begin in the United States way joe biden is pulling ahead in the race for the white house we cannot project away in for biden in the key battleground state of michigan its one of these socalled rust belt states that donald trump won in 2016 helping him deliver the presidency now within the past couple of hours the democrats also flipped neighboring wisconsin. Which donald trump narrowly won 4 years ago and that means that biden now has a total of 264 Electoral College votes while donald trump has 214 remember the magic number of course to become president is 217 now here in yellow yo
By the way, is it possible nicklaus had a stroke . That worth sort of rain and it. Mcelroy makes the par. He needed that birdie. I have a couple of birdies for nicklaus right here. Its a late show with Stephen Colbert. Tonight the nightmare before tuesday. Plus, stephen welcomes Neil Degrasse tyson. And a special appearance by jon stewart. Featuring jon batiste and stay homin. And now, live on tape from the ed sullivan Theater Office building in new york city, its Stephen Colbert stephen here we go, baby. Everybody ready to do it . Because this is not a drill. Welcome to a late show. I am your host, Stephen Colbert. Lets get right to it because there is a lot to talk about on this tsunami of a news day seemed like every minute there was a new development with massive implications for our uncertain future. Case in point i went to cnn. Com first thing this morning and saw the banner headline was, its friday before election day. Boom bombshell that storys too good to be true. Can we factc
Briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme, the number of gamblers complaining about british betting firms has risen by 5,000 in 5 years last year, punters lost a record £14. 5 billion. What do you think . Is gambling too easy . Should betting companies do more to keep players safe . Get in touch just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Hong kong is cleaning up again after a tenth weekend of unrest as the terrotory witnesses further clashes between pro democracy protesters and riot police, in hong kong. Tear gas was fired after petrol bombs exploded near the main police headquarters. The police are due to give their daily News Conference in about four hours from now but the cheif executive carrie lam has already said the unrest has caused more damage than the 2008 financial crisis. From hong kong, heres jonathan head. This is how it starts every weekend now in hong kong. Theyve turned improvising barricades into an art form. They work wi
Cinthia pimentel has a quick look at our microclimate forecast. It was really windy for my sons big t ball grand finale game yesterday. How will today be . It will be windy in the afternoon, but for now our bay to breakers sunday. It seems like a little bit of a holiday, right . We are all off to a gorgeous start, mainly in the 50s. As you can notice, the cameras behind me, but still in some chilly 40s up into the north bay san rafael. Clear skies though over the North Gate Mall as we go on and plan our day in San Francisco. Whether youre running or just going out to cheer everybody on, we know it starts off chilly, but then getting into all of that celebration will be under mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the 60s. If you decide to hang out around the city. Gorgeous view of the city skyline right there. Were going to get clear and sunny skies for everybody. Sunday plans. There is so much going on. Were going to feel like summer as we go on into monday. Tuesday with a bit of a co
Four gop senators announcing they will be voting yes on the bill. The gop is close to securing those 50 votes. President trump a vote to cut taxes is a vote to put America First again. Its time to take care of our communities and rebuild our great country. This weeks vote can be the beginning of a new chapter for the american worker. Charles the gop cant break out the confetti yet. There are a few obstacles yet. With me to discuss, former congressman jason chaffetz. Its always so much drama in the senate. You have all these competing personalities. We should caution the audience. The motion to proceed does not necessarily mean people voting yes for that will vote on the ultimate tax package. We are talking about tax reform and cutting taxes. This is the hurdle that allows the the vote to come up. Then once you get through that hurdle members can offer amendment after amendment. I think the jockeying that you have seen, the socalled holdouts, are just trying to attract the attention of